Jose is a screenwriter and essayist, specializing in comedy and gay shit.

He has bylines in Los Angeles Times, Teen Vogue, Playbill, GLAAD, AwfMag, MixedMag, POPSTARBITCHZINE, and more.

His TV series 30 DAYS IN BAYSIDE and SAFE SPACE are currently in development with Elliott Page’s Page Boy Productions, and Destin Daniel Cretton’s HISAKO Productions, respectively. 30 DAYS IN BAYSIDE was also featured on the Black List’s LGBTQ List the GLAAD LIST, a selection of Hollywood’s most promising unmade LGBTQ-inclusive scripts.

Before 30 DAYS IN BAYSIDE, Jose wrote, starred in, and associate produced a webseries pilot SLUT, which was featured at the Official Latino Film Festival, Baltimore Next Media Web Fest, Web Series Festival Global and the Chicago Pride Film Festival.

See below for select writing samples:

We’ve seen the effects of ethnic profiling under Trump. Just ask Andry Hernández Romero (LA TIMES)

20 Under 20 2023: Meet the LGBTQ Youth Shaping a More Inclusive World (Teen Vogue)

Will Davis Is the 1st Trans Person to Lead an Off-Broadway Theatre, and He Wants to Focus on Trans Joy (PLAYBILL)

Sexy Pics You’re Still Allowed To Send Even If You’re Technically In A Monogamous Relationship (AWF MAG)

“Magic is Possible.” Aitch Alberto of ‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’ on transforming a one-of-a-kind love story into film. (GLAAD)

MARICONCITO I - VII: AN ESSAY SERIES ON QUEERNESS, LATINIDAD AND FIRST LOVE (MIXEDMAG)